Following Wild games, Managing Editor Mike Doyle will give the Five Takeaways that he'll remember from the contest. Tonight, he looks back at a 3-1 loss against the Nashville Predators:

Sometimes you can play a sound defensive game and one bounce can make all the difference. That was the case tonight, as the Wild allowed one of those bad ‘puck luck’ goals that occasionally happens over the course of an NHL season, even a shortened one....Read more.

Martin Erat's goal with just over eight minutes to play was the difference Tuesday as the Nashville Predators opened a seven-game road trip with a 3-1 victory against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center...Read more.